Concise Minutes - Children, Young People and Education Committee
Meeting Venue: This meeting can be viewed Committee Room 1 - The Senedd on Senedd TV at: Meeting date: Thursday, 22 March 2018 http://senedd.tv/en/4537 Meeting time: 09.19 - 12.43
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Attendance
Category Names
Lynne Neagle AM (Chair)
Michelle Brown AM
Hefin David AM
John Griffiths AM Assembly Members: Llyr Gruffydd AM
Darren Millar AM
Julie Morgan AM
Mark Reckless AM
Kirsty Williams AM, Cabinet Secretary for Education
Witnesses: Ruth Conway, Welsh Government
Steve Davies, Welsh Government
Llinos Madeley (Clerk)
Committee Staff: Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk)
Michael Dauncey (Researcher)
1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
1.1 The Chair welcomed Members. There were no apologies.
2 Inquiry into Targeted Funding to Improve Educational Outcomes - Evidence session 9
2.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Education. The Cabinet Secretary agreed to provide the following:
Figures on the number of staff transferring from Schools Challenge Cymru to the consortia and details of their roles;
Details of Cabinet Secretary and officials’ engagement with Professor Mel Ainscow since March 2017.
3 Paper(s) to note
3.1 The papers were noted.
Letter from the Minister for Children and Social Care - Families First funding
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education - Correspondence with Fair Deal for Supply Teachers group
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education - Further information following meeting on 15 February
Letter from the WJEC - Availability of text books
Letter from Qualifications Wales - Availability of text books
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education to the Children's Commissioner for Wales - Inquiry into Emotional and Mental Health of Children and Young People 4 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting.
4.1 The Motion was agreed.
5 Inquiry into Targeted Funding to Improve Educational Outcomes - Consideration of the evidence
5.1 The Committee considered the evidence they had heard that morning.
6 Childcare Funding (Wales) Bill timetable
6.1 The Committee considered the timetable.
7 Letter from the Llywydd in relation to resourcing for Brexit scrutiny
7.1 The Committee considered the letter.
8 Inquiry into the Emotional and Mental Health of Children and Young People - Consideration of the draft report
8.1 The Committee considered the draft report. Subject to minor amendments the Committee agreed the report.